MOT pass rates · 2025 data

MG MOT pass rates by model

MG cars passed 86.03% of their 136,460 initial MOT tests in 2025, above the 77.3% average across all cars. Across the 11 MG models with enough tests to report, results range from 92.93% (4 Trophy) down to 70.94% (MGF).

86.03% Pass rate
136,460 Tests in 2025
11 Models covered
6.3 Avg age at test

Every MG model, ranked by pass rate

Model Pass rate Tests Avg miles
4 Trophy 92.93% 2,108 29,156
4 SE 92.38% 2,245 31,189
HS 91.51% 31,710 28,884
5 Exclusive 90.25% 9,570 46,001
3 Exclusive 89.81% 5,231 23,762
5 Excite 85.97% 3,563 52,877
ZS 85.53% 63,559 35,152
GS 78.76% 2,848 54,881
TF 73.68% 8,625 57,732
ZR 72.62% 1,709 84,836
MGF 70.94% 5,292 64,668

Checking a specific MG

Model averages are a starting point. For the car you are actually looking at, run its registration through a free MOT history check, or a full car history check for finance, write-off, stolen and mileage records the MOT does not cover.

Figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025, class 4 initial tests only, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.